Research Mission and Strategy

In line with its vision to be a world renowned academic medical center, Sidra Medicine is built upon three mission-critical pillars: education, research, and clinical care.
The Research Branch at Sidra Medicine is tasked with two strategic goals: establishing a strong, clinically oriented biomedical research program, and developing a national resource of genomic information that improves health in Qatar and the region. Achieving these goals requires significant collaboration both internally – among research, corporate and clinical stakeholders – and externally, via strategic partnerships with other Qatar-based and international institutions, that combine to establish world-class, research-driven care for our patients.
In line with these goals, the Research Branch is tasked to deliver a hospital-wide Precision Medicine Program for Sidra Medicine, built upon the philosophy that research technologies and innovation should play a prominent role in every patient’s journey. Strategically, this Program is designed to integrate research into clinical workflows across three pillars:
- Research for every patient – developing protocols that allow every patient access to cutting-edge research studies via informed consent
- Advanced Diagnostics – leveraging next-generation research technologies (e.g., genome sequencing) to dissect diseases and identify their causes at an ultra-high resolution, beyond the limits currently available as standard-of-care
- Personalized Therapy – Establishing infrastructure and systems to deliver advanced therapies (e.g., stem cells and gene therapy) and support a culture of clinical trials at Sidra Medicine
These strategic pillars require close collaboration, trust and interactions between patients, trainees, physicians, and researchers to advance care at Sidra Medicine. Such a multidisciplinary approach reinforces how education, research and clinical care merge and can become part of every patient’s journey with us; ensuring that discoveries made from patients go towards improving their very own care, delivering personalized medicine to all.
Our common goal is to become a key differentiator, setting Sidra Medicine apart from its peers in the local, regional and international context, and positioning Sidra Medicine as a unique Academic Medical Center serving patients from Qatar and abroad.
Dr. Khalid A. Fakhro | Dr. Ziyad Hijazi |
Chief Research Officer | A/Chief Medical Officer |
- Institutional Collaborations
- Principal Investigators
- Ammira Akil PhD
- Annalisa Terranegra, PhD
- Bernice Lo, PhD
- Chiara Cugno, MD
- Cristina Maccalli, PhD
- Davide Bedognetti, PhD
- Jean-Charles Grivel, PhD
- Khalid A. Fakhro PhD
- Luis R. Saraiva, PhD
- Mohammad Haris, PhD
- Nicholas Van Panhuys PhD
- Nico Marr, PhD
- Rashid Al Ali, PhD
- Sara Deola, MD, PhD
- Souhaila Al Khodor, PhD
- Stephan Lorenz, PhD
- Wouter R.L. Hendrickx, PhD
- Younes Mokrab, PhD
- Research Services
- Scientific Advisory Committee
- Leadership Structure